Wale vs Wallace

Side-by-side comparison of Wale and Wallace — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

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Wale

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Name B

Wallace

Boy name · Rank #979

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Metric Wale Wallace
Current Rank Unranked #979
Total Births (all years) 77 83,024
Peak Year 2020 1923
Peak Year Births 13 2,803
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2012 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Wale Wallace
1880ss — 1,009
1890ss — 1,199
1900ss — 1,654
1910ss — 8,681
1920ss — 20,916
1930ss — 13,241
1940ss — 11,465
1950ss — 9,445
1960ss — 5,949
1970ss — 2,861
1980ss — 1,847
1990ss — 1,099
2000ss — 888
2010ss 40 1,589
2020ss 37 1,181

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Wale Wallace
2014 8 138
2015 6 154
2016 — 198
2017 5 197
2018 6 249
2019 — 245
2020 13 244
2021 11 258
2022 7 234
2023 6 216
2024 — 229

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 2012–2023.

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